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Spain and Portugal wildfires drive worst EU season on record  whilst s ummer 2025 ranks among Spain's hottest ever after historic August heatwave - worth noting that 2022 was an El Nino years.  2025 is not. Clean-up under way after flooding hits South West   whilst more f lash flooding hits businesses and attractions on Wight Massive dust storm leaves thousands without power and blinds drivers in southwest US In Canada, millions of dollars in crop damage expected from Brooks hailstorm: insurance provider Trees down and building damage after Victoria lashed by strong winds and showers overnight with a  dusting of snow for parts of the ACT, NSW, Tas and Victoria amid Antarctic blast  (and over 40cm in some places) Flash floods sweep cars away in Saudi Arabia’s Asir Kashmir floods, landslides kill dozens  whilst  Pakistan’s Punjab province reels from deadly floods Tropical storm Kajiki kills five, leaves seven missing in northern Thailand Collapse of c...

  This summer will ‘almost certainly’ be warmest on record for the UK - although 1976 will remain the warmest in the CET record.   Whilst we've not had any really exception heat, the summer has been persistently warm across the whole of the UK. On the North York Moors, m ine staff evacuated as moor fire continues  with further eveaacuations today as 'i t seems like anywhere you go, the fire follows' In North Wales, Ffestiniog t rains used as 'fire engines on rails' in hot weather  after a b ank holiday record for Wales as hottest place in UK Summer 2025 ranks among Spain's hottest ever after historic August heatwave California and Oregon fire crews battle several blazes as forecasters warn more may spark Flash floods leave 32 dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir as over 150,000 are displaced in Punjab Three killed after ‘absolutely terrifying’ Typhoon Kajiki lashes Vietnam Heatwaves may be speeding up your biological ageing, study warns Data centres are vital for t...

Typhoon Kajiki: China’s Hainan reports no deaths, recovery efforts ongoing   as   m ore than 500,000 ordered to evacuate as typhoon heads for Vietnam  with today t rees down, homes flooded as Typhoon Kajiki batters Vietnam Monsoon rains happen every year. So why do so many die in Pakistan? Freak maritime 'supercell' storm sparks chaos in Italian tourist hotspot as cars are crushed by falling trees and buildings flooded Water savings call as dry August hits reservoir levels in Scotland And h as the British summer changed beyond recognition?    Well, this year, maybe.  Next year?  We'll see.  

Wildfire explodes in California wine country as heatwave scorches US west Extreme heat linked to more than 1,300 deaths in Portugal in 20 consecutive days A  dramatic slowdown in melting of Arctic sea ice surprises scientists How renaturalisation of wetlands slows global warming and species decline And is hot weather putting you in a bad mood? Science suggests it might be    

Italy is hit with deadly floods as ferocious 'water bomb' storm turns roads into rivers - while wildfires break out on tourist island Hurricane Erin's high waves thrash coast of North Carolina Hurricane Erin to drench parts of Virginia while approaching US northeast In Canada, a t rail of destruction in Brooks, Alta., after golf ball-sized hailstorm rips through Tropical Storm Lingling makes landfall on Kagoshima, southwestern Japan Heavy rain paralyses India's financial capital Mumbai What’s causing Pakistan’s deadly floods? And  WHO warns of risks of extreme heat in the workplace      

Spain and Portugal fires kill two more as Spanish troops battle blazes The moment tourists run for cover as freak 'Satan's Storm' lashes Spanish beach - while country battles wildfires in 45C heatwave and Portuguese villagers resort to fighting blazes themselves Italy's Ventina glacier has melted so much geologists now can only monitor it remotely   US East Coast faces life-threatening waves from Hurricane Erin Sydney records most rain since weather station opened in 1858 'The water had no mercy': Hundreds killed as floods ravage north Pakistan  with  more than 200 missing in flood-hit district in Pakistan, official says  and  Pakistan floods and cloudbursts visualised in maps and satellite images How  'misinformation is creating a moorland tinderbox' - though sadly that comes from both sides of the rewilding/grouse moor management debate.   And I don't believe 'keepers ever once considered that their actions were preventing wildfires, unt...

 ‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East   Floods, mudslides and giant hailstones hit parts of Scotland following thunderstorms, but despite this  there are s everal rivers close to having critically low water levels Yorkshire  'moor could take centuries to recover from fire' Parts of Wales see d rought declared after driest six months in decades Storm Éowyn was most expensive weather event in history for Irish insurers, costing €301m EU sends wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises Former mayor is killed trying to defend Portuguese town from wildfire inferno - as apocalyptic blazes rip through Europe Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of ‘new reality’ Hurricane Erin threatens Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands with flooding Flash floods kill at least 159 people in Pakistan after huge cloudburst Death toll after monsoon floods in Pakistan rises to more than 320 And eastern Australia faces another round of...

 'Glacial outburst' causes massive floods in Alaska as residents forced to evacuate Heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee kill at least four Three are killed as wildfires tear through Greek Islands, Spain, Portugal and the Balkans as heatwaves hell continues In  Norway, Sweden and Finland: Climate change made July heatwave 10 times more likely, study says Cape Verde declares state of emergency after deadly floods China braces for heavy rains as Tropical Storm Podul makes landfall in southern maritime provinces Japan moves to evacuate millions of people as torrential rain triggers flooding and landslides High-resolution models predict tropical cyclone rainfall will rise sharply under global warming Hot, dry summers bring new 'firewave' risk to UK cities, scientists warn  whilst the  heatwave is making Britain's pothole crisis worse, warns the AA And no surprise to hear that most carbon taxes are not designed to lower carbon emissions , study finds - they are basically...

Temperature records broken as extreme heat grips parts of Europe Boy, four, dies of heatstroke in Italy as temperatures hit record highs in France and masses are evacuated in the Balkans as wildfires tear through  whilst more  wildfires spark freak 'fire whirls' and reach Madrid, killing one person as Europe's heatwave hell continues  and  Greece battles wildfires as heatwave rages across southern Europe Five key things to know about Europe's worsening heatwaves Israel swelters through record-breaking heat, with temperatures expected to climb further Has the 1.5°C goal set out in the Paris Climate Agreement been breached?    I think it has - bearing in mind this is not an El Nino year. Here, the  National Drought Group meets to address “nationally significant” water shortfall  as we enter our 4th, and potentially longest, official heatwave of the summer. The past year has seen the w orst bleaching on record for Western Australian coral reefs And...

There have been 'm ultiple flare ups' at major heath fire in Dorset but l arge gorse blaze on Arthur's Seat brought under control Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary new species to UK waters   New heatwave continues unabated in southern Europe Strong storms in Nebraska kill one person and displace hundreds of inmates Turkey earthquake flattens buildings in north-east Balikesir province And a m eteorite that hit home is older than Earth, scientists say    

France still battling largest wildfire in 75 years  with the  ‘unprecedented’ wildfire in southern France driven by drought and climate change, officials say ,  whilst  Greece battles relentless wildfire as death toll rises  and in Italy, wildfires hit Mount Vesuvius And here, more heat health alerts issued as f ourth heatwave of summer set to bring temperatures above 30C next week to southern Britain whilst 'd rought means no hay for our animals' - farmers warn However, the third-warmest July marks slight respite from record global temperatures  Eastern Canada faces widespread drought conditions after dry start to summer Rapidly growing fire prompts thousands of evacuations in California   Israel sizzles under extreme heatwave It's winter in NZ, but no snow: Some skifields may not open this season At least 10 dead, 33 missing in flash floods in China’s Gansu province And n ew signs found of giant gas planet in 'Earth's neighbourhood'  - its moon...

  Europe burns once more as deadly wildfires sweep France and Spain, forcing tourists to evacuate and killing one woman in her home Amid brutal heatwaves, Spain sees one of its worst months for heat-related deaths Atmospheric ozone levels exceed safety threshold in northern Portugal triggering health alert California wildfire scorches 83,000 acres and threatens hundreds of structures At least four dead, dozens missing as flash floods hit north India village  as terrifying video shows flash flood engulfing riverside village in India Video shows twin waterspouts merge near Italian coastline Great Barrier Reef suffers worst coral decline on record And a useful (to the public) piece from  Carol Kirkwood: Why weather forecasters (like me) often appear to get it wrong  

Yesterday saw an a mber warning as Storm Floris brings damage and disruption to Scotland with  f lights cancelled and power outages due to Storm Floris  in Ireland and, this morning  t housands remain without power in aftermath of Storm Floris .   The strongest low level wind speed was 82mph in Wick - the highest recorded in the UK in August. As m elting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages - is the steep cost to protect them worth it?   And a year after a deadly Swiss landslide,  a full account of the storm that moved a mountain Dozens feared trapped after cloudburst triggers flash floods in India state Hong Kong hit by flooding after flurry of rainstorm warnings and record August rainfall Meanwhile, a record heat wave blasts northern Vietnam  whilst  Japan sets record high temperature of 41.8 C in Gunma; worries mount over rice crops July's  unexpected Nordic heatwave catches tourists off guard And following last week';s m...

In NSW,  around 200 vehicles stuck and people stranded as heaviest snow ever seen inundates the New England North West Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave Portugal evacuates villages as wildfires injure 19, deploy 1,800 firefighters 1 dead after torrential rains and flooding sweep Northeast USA with 5" of rain in parts of New York Number of active wildfires in B.C. doubles in 24 hours as thousands of lightning strikes recorded South Korea experiences most sweltering nights in July in history  whilst  Japan sets new record for highest nationwide average temperature in July China flooding kills dozens, including 31 trapped at elderly care home Scientists finally solve the mystery of what triggers lightning  whilst a  US lightning flash was longest on record at 515 miles, scientists say And  Storm Floris to bring 'unseasonably disruptive' rain and wind to UK   on Monday